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FYI: Two 1965 Missals
New Liturgical Movement - Dec 8, 2011 at 8:14 pm FYI, I have two spare copies of the so-called "1965 Roman Missal" which have come into my possession recently, both published for liturgical use in Canada (though for the...
"This is totally not a religious thing. This is about Christmas."
Creative Minority Report - Dec 8, 2011 at 8:01 pm When I first saw this story, I filed it in the "War on Christmas" file I have in my head. And make no mistake there is a war on Christmas. You seriously can't be online for twenty...
Why is the Immaculate Conception important?
Communio - Dec 8, 2011 at 7:52 pm What did we hear today from the sacred Liturgy about the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary? How close to did you pay attention to the priest praying the Mass...
The Church is alive, complacency is not an option, Archbishop Chaput told his people
Communio - Dec 8, 2011 at 7:15 pm Of any fair-minded and competent person it is a daunting task of taking on the work of the Chief Shepherd of a very large (nearly 1.5 million Catholics) local church is enough to...
Let there be lights: pope uses tablet to light world’s largest Christmas tree
The Deacon's Bench - Dec 8, 2011 at 6:57 pm You can read all about it here. Evidently, he opted for a Sony S, rather than iPad which he’d used earlier in the year.
See for yourself below.
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Maybe this is another change in the Roman Missal?
The Deacon's Bench - Dec 8, 2011 at 6:44 pm “This Christmas we pray that the Lord Jesus, born 2,000 years ago in Nazareth, may be born this year in our hearts.”
– Msgr. Kieran Harrington, quoted in an ad in the Brooklyn...
"Complacency Is the Enemy of Faith": For Chaput's Philadelphia, Here Comes "Real Change"
Whispers in the Loggia - Dec 8, 2011 at 6:29 pm Analysis/background to come... but for now, below is the fulltext of a significant Pastoral Letter communicated today to the priests of Philadelphia by Archbishop Charles Chaput...
Planned Parenthood Prez Demands Sebelius Mtg Over Plan B
LifeNews.com - Dec 8, 2011 at 6:15 pm The president of the nation’s biggest abortion business is upset that her political ally Kathleen Sebelius, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, rejected...
The words of Monsignor Ocáriz and Conciliar innovations
Rorate Coeli - Dec 8, 2011 at 5:59 pm A guest-post by Côme de Prévigny
In France, some observers have completely decided to see in the intervention of Monsignor Ocáriz a scathing response to Bp. Fellay. The text of...
Cardinal Bertone praises Knights of Columbus’ diplomatic role
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 8, 2011 at 5:59 pm Rome, Italy, Dec 8, 2011 / 06:59 pm (CNA).- Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone has praised the Knights of Columbus’ work in Rome and around the world, remarking...
Major study on abortion/mental health risk under attack, but criticisms baseless
LifeSiteNews - Dec 8, 2011 at 5:48 pm by Lucia Muchova WASHINGTON, DC, December, 9 2011 (C-FAM) - It did not take long for a new study finding a link between abortion and mental health to spark unfounded criticism of...
Carleton U. again seeks to shut down lawsuit by arrested pro-life students
LifeSiteNews - Dec 8, 2011 at 5:38 pm by Peter Baklinski OTTAWA, Ontario, December 8, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Carleton University has made yet another attempt to quash a lawsuit against the university by Carleton...
Study Claiming European Pro-Life Laws Don’t Work Has Big Flaws
LifeNews.com - Dec 8, 2011 at 5:33 pm This month, the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology published a study that purportedly shows that abortion restrictions in European Union countries have little effect on...
Obama opposes free access of minors to morning-after pill…but supports it for abortion?
LifeSiteNews - Dec 8, 2011 at 5:21 pm by Jill Stanek In a press conference today President Barack Obama was asked whether he agreed with HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’ decision yesterday to overrule the FDA and...
Kenyan Human Rights Commission calls for ‘safe abortion,’ invoking new Constitution
LifeSiteNews - Dec 8, 2011 at 5:13 pm by Peter Baklinski NAIROBI, Kenya, December 8, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has called on the country’s government to introduce...
Heartbreak: Michele Duggar miscarries 20th child
LifeSiteNews - Dec 8, 2011 at 5:00 pm by John Jalsevac December 8, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – After excitedly announcing last month that she and her husband Jim Bob were expecting their 20th child, Michelle Duggar has...
Priest encourages participation in televised Mass
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 8, 2011 at 4:53 pm Mexico City, Mexico, Dec 8, 2011 / 05:53 pm (CNA).- A Mexican priest is urging viewers to participate in a Dec. 12 televised Mass to mark the bicentennial independence of...
Obama Family Planning Policy Hurts Sex Trafficking Victims
LifeNews.com - Dec 8, 2011 at 4:43 pm Washington, DC (LifeNews/CFAM) — The same week U.S. Secretary Hillary Clinton told a conference in Senegal that family planning is a “basic right,” the U. S. Congress was...
Blessed Nykyta Dec. 11
The Busy Catholic - Dec 8, 2011 at 4:33 pm Local priest puts on one-man show
Father Edward Evanko, of the Ukrainian Catholic parish of the Dormition of the Mother of God, will be perform a one-man show about the life of...
Pope Benedict XVI - Immaculate Conception
Making Things Visible - Dec 8, 2011 at 4:26 pm "This is something we should learn from the Feast of the Immaculate Conception: The person who abandons himself totally to God does not become God's puppet, a boring 'yes man'; he...
